IU Northwest students to offer free health screenings on Gleason path Oct. 3, 24, Nov. 14
‘Healthy Path’ program is public service provided by health services students.
Area residents who frequent the walking path at the Gleason Golf Course in Gary, immediately west of Indiana University Northwest, will have the opportunity to get free health screenings between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., October 3, 24 and November 14.
A group of students from the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) will be stationed along the course to provide walkers with complementary health screenings, including blood pressure and glucose screenings, visual screenings, body mass index (BMI) and education on heart healthiness.
In addition, workers from the non-profit AIDS awareness group The Aliveness Project will be on hand to provide free HIV testing and information to community members.
Now in its second year, the Healthy Path community-education event is part of CHHS’s Interprofessional Education (IPE) program. IPE brings together students from various CHHS disciplines for team-based learning and outreach exercises that promote better understanding and communication between healthcare practitioners.
“The program gives students valuable experience working with the public and with each other, while also providing a welcome service to the many local community members who exercise at the Gleason course,” said IU Northwest Clinical Assistant Professor Karen Bertram, who is an advisor to the Healthy Path program.
For more information about the Health Path Program, contact Bertram at (219) 980-7100.
About Indiana University Northwest
As one of seven Indiana University campuses, IU Northwest leads the region as the premier, urban campus dedicated to serving the needs of more than 6,000 students from the state’s most diverse and industrialized region. Committed to helping its local Northwest Indiana communities thrive, IU Northwest is best-known for providing a personal, quality and affordable education close to home. IU Northwest positions its students to be leaders with more than 70 undergraduate, graduate and pre-professional degree options available from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, and the School of Education. The campus is also host to IU School of Medicine-Northwest, which actively involves students in research and local healthcare needs through its four-year medical doctorate program. For more information, please visit www.iun.edu.